A1 · Grammar reference
Offering choices with "haishi"
还是 (háishì) is used in Chinese to provide options in a question. This is equivalent to one of our uses of "or" in English.
- Keywords
- 还是 · 是 · or
- Used for
- Asking questions · Giving alternatives
- Classification
- Conjunctions · HSK3
Examples (10)
我还是他？
一个还是两个？
辣的还是不辣的？
冰的还是热的？
上海还是北京？
这是水还是酒？
他是美国人还是英国人？
你喜欢我还是我的钱？
你要喝茶还是咖啡？
你们想吃中国菜还是法国菜？
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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